February 2014 Calendar

Volunteer Wanted at Change-Links

Change-Links needs a VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR to assist John in bringing together people to determine the necessary resources for continuing CL with the permanent, reliable status it enjoyed for over 20 years. The VC will also gather volunteers to provide for
monthly newspaper production, delivery & subscriptions, computer assistance
for John, and development & fundraising. Hours will depend on need &
availability and part of the job is to find a new VC replacement before leaving
the position. Read More

Social support group for trans people of all stages and gender variance, for
those questioning their gender identity who need to talk, friends & family
members. Every Wednesday. Not a dating, romance or singles group. Suggested
donation $5; no one turned away. 7-9 PM. South Bay LGBT Center, 16610 Crenshaw
Blvd., Torrance. (310) 328-6550. <thecenter@southbaycenter.org>.
<southbaycenter.org>.

February 6 ●Thursday

Political Meeting: Long Beach Greens

1st Thursdays monthly. A local group of
activists working for a fair economy, a just society & a sustainable
future. 7 PM. Contact them for location and to verify meeting time.<longbeach (at) greens.org>. <cagreens.org/longbeach>.

Community Event: Ward Valley Gathering

With a Spirit Run in the morning from Ft. Mojave to Ward
Valley. Then a spiritual gathering mid-morning going til early afternoon.
Folks camping out both Friday & Saturday nights. Please come join us! It’s
not often we get to celebrate a win against the nuclear industry!Host Molly
Johnson is at <facebook.com/peacegrannie>.

Talk: The French Health Care

HCA-Los Angeles Chapter MeetingFebruary 13th from7-9 pm.The Don White Meeting Room
The Peace Center3916 Sepulveda Blvd.Culver City90230Parking lot behind the bldg.Entrance door atrear of bldg. Press 22 at the door. Why is the
FRENCH Healthcare System ranked#1
in the world by theWorld
Health Organization?Join
us and our guest speaker Ibrahima Sankare
MHA of UCLA to learn about the world’s best healthcare
system and what we need here in the USA. Invite
your friends to see what healthcare as a human right looks like ….and what
our single payer universal destination could provide.

Political Action: Save Chain Reaction

Full Moon Candlelight Peace Vigil at the Chain Reaction
sculpture in the Santa Monica Civic Center. 5 PM. And keep contacting all seven SM City Council Members via
(310) 458-8201 or <council@smgov.net>.
<savechainreaction.com>.

February 16 ● Sunday

Discussion: The Nation

Political Meeting: Jericho

3rd Sundays monthly. 4 PM: letter writing to
prisoners. Followed at 5 PM by the monthly general meeting of the
Inter-Communal Solidarity Committee (which embraces such programs as Break
the Lock prisoner solidarity, Hood Health, Turning the Tide journal,
and George Jackson Freedom School). Left Side Lounge, 1905 Rodeo Road between
Western and Arlington. 4 PM. (310) 495-0299. <jerichoamnestylosangeles@gmail.com>.
<thejerichomovement.com>.

When:Fri.,
Feb. 21, 7:00 pm

What:Movie night at the South Bay LGBT Center. People can pick
up publications, join in conversation with other attendees, and if there is
time, suggest games to play or other possibilities.

Where: The Center is at 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance
CA 90504, (near El Camino College, across the street from a 7-Eleven store).

Info: The movie selection is determined by those present.
Participants may bring their own favorite DVD or video for possible viewing.
Donation at the door (suggested $5 – no one turned away), refreshments included
– participants can enjoy coffee, tea, soda, water and desserts.Check website calendar for more
information – http://www.southbaycenter.org
or leave a message at (310) 328-6550 or send an email to thecenter@southbaycenter.org.

Info: For those who have never attended a PFLAG meeting, this
will be an opportunity to learn about a valuable community resource. View the
SBC calendar at http://www.southbaycenter.org
for additional involvement opportunities.

Noted spiritual teacher and author of
“A Course in Miracles” will be the featured special guest speaker at
the ‘Activist Support Circle 9th Anniversary Public Forum’ taking place at the
Santa Monica Friends Meeting Hall, located at 1440 Harvard Street, Santa Monica
90404. Doors open and refreshments served at 6:30pm. The program begins at
7:00pm. . (310) 399-1000. <activistsupportcircle@earthlink.net>.
<activistsupportcircle.org>.

Film: ANDREA MÁRQUEZ

LA AIR is an
artist-in-residence program that invites Los Angelesfilmmakers to
utilize EPFC resources in creating a new work over afour-week period. 8PM.Echo Park Film Center. 1200 N
Alvarado St. (@ Sunset Blvd.) Los Angeles, (213) 484 – 8846 |info@echoparkfilmcenter.org

Police Victims Support

Have you or a family member been brutalized by the police?
SPIRIT (Support & Partnership In Respect & In Trust). Regular meetings
last Tuesdays monthly. 7-9 PM. Contact them to verify info. (This event is no
longer on the venues public calendar.) Youth Justice Coalition/ Chucos
Justice Center, 253 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., LA. (323) 369-9662 or
(323) 235-4243. <kruti222@yahoo.com>

Upcoming:

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OnGoing:

Please call all Ongoing events to confirm and let us know
about any updates. Dates given are usually the starting date of the event.
Costs listed are usually the lowest. Times are generally the daily times but
events vary. Calling first is the best idea (especially as were just returning
from ChangeLinks hiatus). Please let us know about any changes or errors in
the Ongoing section. Call to confirm
events scheduled during the holidays.

February 4

Rising Star Toastmasters Become a better speaker! 1st/3rd
Tuesdays monthly. A professional, structured, international organization.
Contact them to check time and location. 6 PM. Community Room, Burbank Police
Station, 200 N. Third St., Burbank. (818) 846-8318. <damondray@yahoo.com>. <meetup.com/risingstartoastmaster>.
More groups at <toastmasters.org>,
click on find a location near you.

February 5

Tenants Rights

The Coalition for Economic Survival, with 27 years in
working for tenants rights and other issues. Two meetings weekly to help
tenants. Every Wed. 7 PM & every Sat. 10 AM. Plummer Park, Community
Center, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood. (213) 252-4411, (323) 656-4410.
<contactces@earthlink.net>.
<cesinaction.org>.

February 6

Clutter

Many helpful people collect stuff not only for themselves
but for others. It mounts up until they cant find what they need. If this is
you, come to Clutterers Anonymous (CLA) based on AAs 12-step program.
Face-to-face & phone meetings. Every Thursday. Also other locations and
telephone meetings. 10-11:30 AM. Café Tropical , 2900 Sunset Blvd. Silverlake.
Meeting Information: (866) 402-6685. (310) 281-6064, (323) 281-2243. <clutterersanonymous.net>.

African History

Afrikan World CivilizationsAdult Class not currently in session.
Youth Class offered most summers. Contact them for details and check the
website for details and upcoming class dates. (213) 368-4976. <word@drkwaku.com>. <drkwaku.com>.

Fridays

Michael Slate

Military&Draft

Counter-recruitment groups which organize at schools may
go on hiatus when classes are not in session.

Counter Recruitment

Palisadians for Peace conducts High School campus visits
weekly when schools are in session. Usually early morning (onsite about 7 AM).
They also canvass other events and distribute information pamphlets in
commercial & residential areas offering alternatives and factual
information countering relentless military campus recruitment. Volunteers
needed. (310) 573-1901. <ulisandra.paz@verizon.net>.
(This email address may be bad– over
quota.)

OC Recruitment Awareness Project

New volunteers urgently needed. If you can spare 90
minutes at 7 A.M. once a month during the new school year, please contact us
immediately. (949) 492-0571. <bmartin125@comline.com>.
<oc-rap.org>. (Blog has not been
updated since 2013-12.)

Beyond Baroque

Long running arts and poetry venue with numerous events.
681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3006. <richard@beyondbaroque.org>. <beyondbaroque.org>. BB & other
arts and non-profit venues such as LATW remain at risk due to fiscal austerity.
Subsidy cuts would stop nonprofits from running cultural facilities. Even if a
venue appears to be safe, this can change rapidly in response to economic &
political mandates. Continuing updates on <artsforla.org>,
search for lease subsidy and for la cultural centers.

Political Action/Meetings:

Vigils, Meetings & Demonstrations:

Check all
locations, dates & times— these may change frequently especially
during holidays. And dates may have changed since the last time we were
able to check. Due to space constraints we cannot list all recurring vigils,
meetings & demonstrations in our print edition. However, they are on our
website at <change-links.org>
under archives/web only calendar. Please let us know of any updates to these
listings.

February 13

Bikesanas del Valle

Self-sustained cyclist collective providing a not for
profit service to the community by promoting cycle mechanics and awareness as
well as social justice and autonomous living. 2nd/4th
Thursdays monthly. 7:30 PM. El Hormiguero, 12545 Terra Bella Street, Pacoima.

February 10

Laguna Woods Peace Action

February 25

OC Peace Coalition

Non-partisan but supporting anyone who is working for
Peace and Justice. Educating, organizing and changing US foreign policies
promoting illegal invasions and occupations, as well as stopping US
militarization. Last Tuesdays monthly. Spires Restaurant, 13030 Goldenwest Ave.
(immediately south of the 22 freeway), Westminster. <ocpeace.org>.

February 26

Seniors for Peace Vigil

Senior Patriots Against the War invites you to join them
in a demonstration for Peace. Signs and banners provided. Last Wednesdays
monthly. 5-6:30 PM. World Globe at Leisure World, Seal Beach Blvd. at Golden
Rain Rd. Between I-405 & Westminster. (562) 430-7509 or (562) 430-1047. Check all dates during the holidays!

Women Organizing for Justice

A leadership development program seeking to increase the
participation of formerly incarcerated and other women in the struggle for
social justice. Focusing on criminal justice reform. (323) 563-3575. <susan@anewwayoflife.org>, <info@anewwayoflife.org>. <anewwayoflife.org> (*NO* www in the URL address), click
on leadership, then on women organizing for justice.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Food Not Bombs

Food Not Bombs (FNB) shares free vegan food with the
homeless and all others in need in protest against the effects of capitalism
& military spending. All FNB collectives need volunteers. Global directories:
<foodnotbombs.net> (click on find your local chapter). Group
updates may be sent to: <menu@foodnotbombs.net>
and the worldwide listserve (subscribe at: <lists.riseup.net/www/info/fnbnetwork>).
Always verify that FNB serving listings are up to date.

Announcements:

Community Services:

Activist Security Training

The Ruckus Society created a security team to deal with
internet and other security issues that activists face. Contact them for
training. <megan@ruckus.org>.

Bartering Groups

Get goods and services without cash; trade without banks
or a money system. Local community based finance groups are listed at <timebanks.org>. Click on Membership then
Membership Directory in the drop-down menu. Use los angeles for a search phrase.

COINTELPRO Files Online

The FBI has recently uploaded a significant number of
files on COINTELPRO. This includes those on the New Left that– unlike the
FBIs (presumably forthcoming) Black Nationalism files– are ordered by
geography rather than just chronology. <vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro/new-left>.
(received via H-NET)

Free Fruit

Homeless & Hungry

Peoples Guide. How to get food,
money, housing, health care & other help from government programs and
community services if you live in LA County and need help in hard times. Online
or order printed copies. Hunger Action LA (HALA). <orders@hungeractionla.org>.
(213) 388-8228. 2012 version is online at <hungeractionla.org>. New 2013-2014 editions now available.

Homeless Resources

Street Lawyer: A WIKI to End and Prevent
Homelessness, <wiki.nlchp.org>.
Westside Live Food Calendar: <hopemakingchange.org>,
click on iEat. Or go to <weho.org>, search for food programs in west hollywood then find the document in the
list (document dated 2012-02). Los Angeles Homeless Resource Wiki, <lahomeless.org> (try clicking on the
logo on the upper left to access content). And many other online local
resources can be found by searching for los
angeles homeless resources (change the locale if necessary).

LA Intentional Community Networking

Market Match Program

Helping boost buying power for seniors and low income
families at many SoCal farmers markets. CalFresh, WIC and SSI participants get
$5-10 weekly to spend at the market. <hungeractionla.org>,see market
match at top of website.

Search & Seizure Law

Unemployed Resources

An online LA Indymedia article lists
a number of resources for those who are struggling in our economy: <la.indymedia.org/news/2011/02/244433.php>.
(You may choose to click through a site warning; if so, buyer beware.)

LAANE

Sustainable Living & Farming Jobs

Military & Draft:

Anti-Draft Website

Dedicated to shattering the myths surrounding the
selective service system and to help build a mass civil disobedience to stop
the draft before it gets started. This site has not been recently updated but
it still hosts useful information. <scott@draftresistance.org>. <draftresistance.org>. (Email
address may be bad; site appears to be inactive since 2011-02. The information
posted there may still be useful.)

Counter Recruitment (CR)

National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth
(NNOMY). Retains resources & pamphlets and a list of organizations involved
in CR work on their website. Check out their Alternatives to the Military (its on the left side of the page)
that lists job resources for those who feel that the military is their only
option. <nnomy.org>. Resources for
Educators to Stop the War: <educatorstostopthewar.org>,
click on Counter-Recruitment. Project
YANO (Youth and Non-military Opportunities), <projectyano.org>.

GI Rights

OC Recruitment Awareness Project (OC RAP)

The Project is in urgent need of additional new volunteers
to keep our important work going. (949) 492-0571. <bmartin125@comline.com>. <oc-rap.org>. (This website may be down.)

Opt-Out

The Pentagon, in violation of the Privacy Act, has
compiled and put into use a mega-database of private information on 30 million
16-25-year-olds. Even if you have opted your child out of the lists public
schools turn over to local military recruiters, you or your child must also
contact the Pentagon directly to get off this new national military recruiting
list. More information on their website. Leave My Child Alone. <themmob.org/lmca>.

PTSD Resources

The Wounded Warrior Call-Center: (877) 487-6299, a hotline
for injured, wounded or ill former and current Marines, Sailors & their
family members. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255).
SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education): <save.org>.
Vets 4 Vets: (520) 319-5500, <vets4vets.us>,
a peer support group for recent vets. National Veterans Foundation: (888)
777-4443, <nvf.org>. Defense Centers of
Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injuries (DCoE): <dcoe.health.mil>, <facebook.com/dcoepage>. Licensed
mental health professionals who offer free psychological treatment to military
service members who have served or who expect to serve in the conflicts in Iraq
or Afghanistan: <thesoldiersproject.org>.
We do not vouch for any of these being *progressive* resources. (Sites on
facebook may require membership.)

CopWatch

Useful for people who have been brutalized, harassed, or
had family members murdered by the police. (877) 4-LA1992, (877) 8NO – COPS.
Look on their website for a police activity and ICE raids mobile phone alert
service. Report a Cop and Copwatch LA Radio online; also text alerts. Many
other features. <copwatchla@riseup.net>.
<copwatchla.org>, <copwatchlosangeles.blogspot.com>.
Also RTF National Mobile Cop Watch Network; info: <raisethefist.com/copwatch>.

DREAMers Support Fund

Help eligible young migrants offset the fees in their
requests for Deferred Action. <publicinterestprojects.org>,
search for fund for dreamers.

Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook

Provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and
the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). <jailhouselaw.org>.

Needing Support:

Unión del Barrio

On behalf of Unión del Barrio we would like to thank you
for your continued support of the Centro Cultural Francisco Villa. As you may
already know, the Centro Cultural has played a very important role in the
struggle for social justice in our communities. The Centro Cultural Francisco
Villa provides the South Central community with a space for organizational
meetings, cultural events, film screenings, press conferences, youth organizing
and has become a center that the community can go to when it needs support.
<difusion@uniondelbarrio.org>.
<uniondelbarrio.org>, click on
Centro Cultural Francisco Villa.